Author Topic: Just got a Canary on the \'76 (updated pic) (Read 9020 times)

demonx · « **on:** February 24, 2007, 07:39:47 PM »

Was coming home from helping out someone with kitchen renovations and got pulled over by the "roadside taskforce" which were doing on the spot roadworthy's.

Turns out my car is a "few" centimeters too low ... which I kind of knew since the chassis and stuff bumps nearly everything I drive over.

Looks like its time to get it "un" lowered!

RIP low 76 vette:

MADLT1 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2007, 08:09:48 PM »

hi demonx:24i would be spewing abouit that;27put some springs in her ,get her up,then drop it after the canary has flown the coop;54;54;54;54;54

Thunder Kiss · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2007, 08:46:08 PM »

Bugger!
I think you should be OK if you lift the front only, or did they measure at the rear too?

nifty · « **Reply #3 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:12:01 PM »

yep i would say it was low.looks sweet but.

demonx · « **Reply #4 on:** February 24, 2007, 11:28:42 PM »

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Originally posted by Thunder Kiss
Bugger!
I think you should be OK if you lift the front only, or did they measure at the rear too?

Just the front needs to be done...

Going up on Monday to see what options are available.

nifty · « **Reply #5 on:** February 24, 2007, 11:40:34 PM »

great to see the cops are concentrating on important issues and leaving the real crimes to there own solution.

nifty · « **Reply #6 on:** February 24, 2007, 11:43:12 PM »

dont know if im correct or not,but cant you wind up the front on vettes like on a valiant?

demonx · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2007, 07:53:55 AM »

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Originally posted by nifty
dont know if im correct or not,but cant you wind up the front on vettes like on a valiant?

No idea.

Maybe if the rear is "wound" down it might lift the front - I thing Alex (thunderkiss) suggested this to me a while back but I still havn't investigated.

MADLT1 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 25, 2007, 09:12:15 AM »

you cant wind them up like the old valos:24it is a simple fix though:vsome one in your club should have a spare set of springs,standard ones that is;ayhq holden v8 springs would do the trick though;27i mhave a spare set you could borrow but your a little far away;37to put them in it would only take say a saturday afternoon & a case of beer;49

demonx · « **Reply #9 on:** February 25, 2007, 11:53:24 AM »

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Originally posted by MADLT1
you cant wind them up like the old valos:24it is a simple fix though:vsome one in your club should have a spare set of springs,standard ones that is;ayhq holden v8 springs would do the trick though;27i mhave a spare set you could borrow but your a little far away;37to put them in it would only take say a saturday afternoon & a case of beer;49

I'll just take it up to the susension joint after I finish work tomorrow. Let them deal with it.

I think it might be as simple fix as adding a spacer, so that should be pretty easy, but I'll get it looked at first to see what options are available, what's the safest (cause my car cops a regular hiding) and what is cheapest and work out whats the best overall option.

MADLT1 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 25, 2007, 12:21:07 PM »

;40cool ,keep us posted;40

ettev87 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 25, 2007, 09:51:14 PM »

I have standard front coil springs and a standard rear leaf spring from 1978; that you are more than welome to borrow. Just pay the freight; $20-25 me to you. You cover the return journey. If you are interested give us a call 0411 021 061.

Scott · « **Reply #12 on:** February 25, 2007, 10:35:21 PM »

I drive a Silvia so I expect to get stopped for "Random" checks. I thought I would be safe from stuff like this in the vette though...Guess not.

nifty · « **Reply #13 on:** February 25, 2007, 10:46:53 PM »

i have a mate who is a copper.nice bloke,but he would book me if i done the wrong thing.
2 yrs ago we had a ferrari F355 in town.in red of course.owner was out for tea and had it parked out front.chuck(the cop) pulled up and had the once over and the wowner came out.they got talking and chuck went to get his camera from home,but got called away to a pub brawl...fast forward next evening.chuck pulls over the 355 with siren and lights....gets out and takes his pictures.....with a nod and a wink it was somehow mentioned a blind eye would be turned if the exhaust was to emit a sweet revving noise as he left....nudge nudge ..wink wink...say no more.well this bloke floored it,and chucky looked the other way..whats that sound he was heard to say.

demonx · « **Reply #14 on:** February 26, 2007, 08:57:20 PM »

Went to the local "pedders" place today.

Spacers will cost about $20 each side, plus labor. Booked in for tomorrow arvo.

demonx · « **Reply #15 on:** March 01, 2007, 07:11:07 AM »

Update #2:

Got the spacers put in. (biggest spacers pedders can supply)

Took the car for a roadworthy - still 2.5cm too low! Even after addind 1.3cm spacers. Not sure how it stuffed up as I was there when it was measured. Somehow in the 1min drive from the suspension place to the roadworthy place it dropped down?? Who knows

Today it gets brand new springs since spacers won't do the job.

For the roadworthy they also knocked the brake pads and rear uni. I'm getting the parts from All American Auto as they are here in town and have them in stock. Brake pads $55 and a heavy duty rear uni $46. Pedders springs $160. Hopefully I'll have more luck today.

When I was getting the roadworthy he also said he should have knocked the rust in the radiator support and a bit in the floor and the wheels being wider that the guards, but he let them go.

69 DIRTY RAT · « **Reply #16 on:** March 01, 2007, 08:02:49 AM »

What a hassle!

nifty · « **Reply #17 on:** March 01, 2007, 01:04:11 PM »

When I was getting the roadworthy he also said he should have knocked the rust in the radiator support and a bit in the floor and the wheels being wider that the guards, but he let them go. [/quote]
while its off the road why not fix the rad support....i got a thread abot it somewhere on here.we just done puds 73,and his was a real mess.use 1inch tubing,cut bend and slice to suit...if you cant tig weld it,gas weld will get the job done.or even cut the bits and take to a welding shop.

demonx · « **Reply #18 on:** March 01, 2007, 02:22:24 PM »

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Originally posted by nifty
while its off the road why not fix the rad support..

I also forgot to mention the rotors were also just under spec. Add new rotors to the list.

About the radiator support, the rust has been painted over, so its hard to see how bad it really is. I'll have to have a good look and see it its worth repairing or if its ok to leave. From what I saw when I had a quick look yesterday it's not that bad, just a hole in one corner the size of a 50c piece.

Main thing is the roadworthy stuff so it doesn't get taken off the road. Everything else can wait.

demonx · « **Reply #19 on:** March 02, 2007, 07:49:31 PM »

From this:

to this:

;wtf ;37;37;37;37

Apparently the suspension place tried heaps of different springs to get it as low as they could to make the minimum 100mm ground clearance. This is what a ROADWORTHY corvette looks like in Australia.

I don't like it. I kept the original springs. If these springs don't sag real soon the old ones are going right back in!

So how many of you guys have checked your ground clearance at the lowest point???

Author Topic: Just got a Canary on the \'76 (updated pic) (Read 9020 times)

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